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Greater Efficiency Today Blue Skies Tomorrow Greater Efficiency Today Blue Skies Tomorrow Innovation for a Sustainable Built Environment
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I Dream The building industry realizes what is possible is far beyond the minimum performance the market demands today
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I Dream That we unleash the spirit of innovation to break through existing boundaries and deliver the elegant sustainable buildings society is beginning to demand
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I Dream That we apply our discoveries to significantly improve building energy performance, comfort and safety without compromising our natural environment
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World Marketed Energy Consumption Quadrillion Btu HistoryProjections Source: Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Annual Report 2004
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Total Energy Consumption United States
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should always be the elegant alternative to fuel consumption Energy Efficiency
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“Overshadowing everything else is the question of conservation of natural resources. For how much longer are we going to waste…. resources to save first-cost only of buildings? S.R. Lewis ASHVE President, 1914
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Emphasis Develop better benchmarking of buildings based on their actual energy use
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Emphasis Develop a more effective means to communicate the measured performance of innovative practices and technologies used in high-performance buildings
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Emphasis Expand our education programs to cover Integrated Building Design practices and improved operations and maintenance
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Consider the Possibilities Consider the Possibilities
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What If Energy was treated as a valuable limited resource and not as a commodity that simply follows the laws of supply and demand?
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We were able to drive innovation through improved building research and development? What If
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We could incorporate the ethics of energy responsibility and environmental responsibility into every building decision we make? What If
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We could provide a culture for continuous innovation in each of our organizations? What If
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Building owners were to set clear energy performance goals for all projects? What If
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We could meet those goals by working together with the entire building team to integrate the building envelope, lighting and HVAC systems to meet the indoor environmental needs of the occupants? What If
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These buildings also provided for simple and effective operations and maintenance? What If
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We actually measured and reported the energy performance of all buildings? What If
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We were able to educate our peers in the new processes and practices we develop to attain these goals? What If
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Each of us accepts our responsibility to aggressively incorporate energy efficiency and could deliver better energy performance, year after year? What If
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Our greatest advances will not be in our discoveries – but rather in how we apply those discoveries to benefit mankind
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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
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